Obama Highlights Racial Profiling in Police-Involved Shootings

by Spencer Irvineon July 8, 2016

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In a speech yesterday, commenting on the officer-involved shootings and deaths of Alton Sterling and Philando Castile, Obama said the following:

But I repeat, if communities are mistrustful of the police, that makes those law enforcement officers who are doing a great job, and are doing the right thing, it makes their lives harder. So, when people say ‘black lives matter,’ it doesn’t mean ‘blue lives’ don’t matter, it just means all lives matter. But right now, the big concern is the fact that data shows black folks are more vulnerable to these kinds of incidents.

This isn’t a matter of us comparing the value of lives, this is recognizing that there is a particular burden being placed on a group of our fellow citizens. And we should care about that. We can’t dismiss it. We can’t dismiss it.

Spencer Irvine

Spencer Irvine graduated from Brigham Young University in International Relations and currently works for AIM running operations and social media.